What the day showed: Sunshine Coast, 2 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

Pace position played out about as normal at Sunshine Coast on 2 Oct 2026. Inside and wide runners did about as well as normal.

Placegetters counted by where they were early in the race and how far off the rail they raced, compared with a normal day at the same track.

Ran better than the finish shows

Beaten horses whose speed over the last 400 m was among the best in their race.

• Gallery Master: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 11 runners in its race.
• Gas Brigade: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 12 runners in its race.

Form turning points

Horses whose run against their field just turned up or down against their last three runs.

• Capital Heart: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Loken: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Paper Cowboy: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Raiderlicious: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Royal Diplomat: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.

Running profiles

Each runner's type from how it ran each part of its recent races.

• Akira San: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 5 runs.
• Araminta: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Better Yet: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Blood Red: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Capiana: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Capital Cee: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Capital Heart: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Chalice Well: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Chance De Lune: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Cheers: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Clubhouse: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Dazzling Diamond: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Decrypt: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Don'tcha Think: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Exobrazen: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Flop Shot: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Flying Celica: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Gallery Master: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Gambler: Running profile: speed all the way. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 2.
• Gas Brigade: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Geisha Gal: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Gulf Of Saros: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Heart And Spirit: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Herecomesantorini: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Hidden Nugget: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Holy Flash: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Holy Steps: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Imzada: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Indamouse: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Inquisitor: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Je Reve: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Kemal: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• King Chance: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Knowitall Frank: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Kobability: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Loken: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Luconi: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Lyrical Gangster: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Miss Elotan: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Missile Away: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Navy Nina: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Out Of Luck: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Paciera: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Paper Cowboy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Raiderlicious: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Ralos Star: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Rare Moon: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Rickythesteamboat: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Rocked: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Royal Diplomat: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Sapana's Pearl: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Shako: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 5 runs.
• Super Daisy: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Tango Queen: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Techna: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Testy Nic: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 3 of its last 3 runs.
• Vostokova: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Wasai: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 3 of its last 3 runs.
• What Artists Do: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Wurzburg: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 3 runs.
• Zouman: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.

How they moved late

Runners that kept their stride length, or lifted their stride rate, over the last 400 m better than the rest of their field. This describes how they ran. It is not a prediction.

Held their stride late

• Race 1: Gas Brigade. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was the same as in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Rocked. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 4 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Knowitall Frank. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 5 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Akira San. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 3 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Mr Paragon. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 6 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Exobrazen. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 14 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Luconi. Held its stride late best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 1 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Holy Flash. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 3 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Out Of Luck. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 8 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Capital Cee. Held its stride late best of the 11 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 13 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Gallery Master. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 11 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 20 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Ralos Star. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 11 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 25 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Hidden Nugget. Held its stride late best of the 7 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 4 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Gambler. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 7 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 5 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Shako. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 7 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 5 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Clubhouse. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 19 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Inquisitor. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 5 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Rare Moon. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 3 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Indamouse. Held its stride late best of the 8 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 7 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Wurzburg. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 8 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 6 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Chance De Lune. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 8 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 1 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

Lifted their stride rate late

• Race 1: Flop Shot. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Flying Celica. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 12 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Gas Brigade. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Testy Nic. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners, about 6% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Castaway. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 12 runners, about 5% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Akira San. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Don'tcha Think. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 6 runners, about 5% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Luconi. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 6 runners, about 5% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Techna. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 6 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Chalice Well. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 7 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Heart And Spirit. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 7 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Paciera. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Rickythesteamboat. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 12 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Decrypt. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Indamouse. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 8 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Missile Away. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 8 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Fastest Choice. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 8 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Race day 2 Oct 2026.